Griffin tops Thanksgiving S&Ds with another virtuouso effort

Who could have believed that Los Angeles Clippers’ games would ever turn into must-see television?

But with rookie forward Blake Griffin playing, the Clippers aren’t being laughed about any more.

Griffin notched 25 points and 15 rebounds and provided a couple of highlight-reel dunks to pace the Clippers to a 100-82 triumph over Sacramento in a limited Thanksgiving night schedule.

He also added two more slams to his league-leading total of 30 dunks so far this season, topping Thursday’s Studs and Duds with an effort that is pumping some life into the NBA’s most traditionally moribund franchise.

STUDS:

Los Angels Clippers F Blake Griffin: Powered his way to 25 points and 15 rebounds and added five assists in the Clippers’ 100-82 victory over Sacramento.

Atlanta G Joe Johnson: Scored a game-high 21 points and had a team-best plus-minus of plus-22 to help boost the Hawks to a 116-96 triumph over Washington.

Atlanta F Josh Smith: Produced a big fantasy game with 20 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, two blocked shots and two steals in the Hawks’ triumph over the Wizards.

Los Angeles Clippers G Eric Gordon: Notched a game-high 28 points and added six assists as the Clippers raced to a 100-82 triumph over Sacramento — their first back-to-back wins since winning three straight last February. It was Gordon’s 10th game of at least 20 points in his last 11 games.

DUDS

Sacramento G Tyreke Evans: The former Memphis standout struggled again, missing his first eight shots and playing more than 25 scoreless minutes during a 2-for-13 sputtering effort from the field. He finished with only eight points and has missed 28 of 37 shots over his last three games.

Washington G John Wall: The No. 1 pick in the 2010 draft missed his first seven shots from the field and failed to score until midway in the third quarter in the Wizards’ loss at Atlanta. Wall finished 3-for-12 from the field, missing all three 3-pointers and was minus-25 in plus-minus.